Edward was born in 1886 in Mold. The 1911 census places 13 year old schoolboy Edward with his family in Griffith Square, Mold. His parents were Edward 50yrs a labourer and Mary 44. There were five siblings Lisa Ann 18ys, John William 17yrs, Rebecca 8yrs, Hugh 6 yrs and Gwennie 3yrs. We can see from the form that Mary had had two other children who had not survived.
He enrolled in the army in May 1916 when he was 18 yrs old. At the time his occupation was ‘carter’. His record tells us that he served in Egypt from February 1917 to May 1918. He was sent home for two weeks leave in May 1918. He was killed in action on 31st October 1918 in France or Belgium.